Table top High Speed Micro-capacity

Refrigerated Centrifuge
BKC-PCR16
User Manual

BIOBASE GROUP

Version 2020.10
 Content
I. Safety Notices..................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Rotor Chamber.......................................................................................................................... 4
1-2 Drive Shaft ( Crown ).............................................................................................................4
1-3 Cabinet...................................................................................................................................... 4
1-4 Rotor..........................................................................................................................................4
II. Electrical Safety.................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Safety against Risk of Fire........................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Chemical and Biological Safety................................................................................................ 5
III. SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Main specification and technical parameters:........................................................................... 6
3.2 Available rotors:........................................................................................................................ 6
3.3 Unpacking:................................................................................................................................ 6
3.4 Installation:................................................................................................................................7
3.5 Operation:..................................................................................................................................7
3.6 The contents of the display window are as Picture2 shown......................................................8
3.7 The function of total 6 buttons.................................................................................................. 8
IV. Warranty Policy............................................................................................................................. 10

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 I. Safety Notices
Dear Customer,
To prevent any potential accident, please carefully read and fully understand the following safety
instruction before you operate centrifuges. If neglected, personal injury and /or instrument damage
can be caused.

The safety reminders are indicated as shown below. The signal words “ DANGER”, “WARNING”
AND “ CAUTION “ are indicated together with the hazard alert symbols in this manual.

DANGER:
This note indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which if not strictly observed, could result in
personal severe injury.

WARNING:
This note indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not strictly observed, could result in
personal severe injury or pollution of the environment.
1. For operator safety, maintain a 30-cm “clearance envelope “around the instrument while the rotor
is spinning.
2. Do not store dangerous substances capable of developing flammable or explosive vapors in the
clearance envelope.
3. Do not attempt to unlock the door forcefully while the rotor is spinning.
4. Do not attempt to slow or stop the spinning rotor by hand.
5. Do not use any sample inapplicable to the rotor (including buckets), like corrode chemical
material.
6. Do not incline or move the instrument while the rotor is spinning. Do not lean on the instrument.
7. Do not exceed the maximum rated speed of the rotor or buckets in use.
8. Do not use corroded, scratched or cracked rotor, buckets and assemblies. Check that the rotor,
buckets and assemblies are free of such abnormalities before operation.
If abnormal sound or vibration occurs, stop the operation immediately and contact machine supplier.
9. Do not let the tube with full volume spin, the rotor allows 75% volume of tube at most.

CAUTION:
This note indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not strictly observed, could result in
personal injury or severe damage to the instrument.
1. Do not use any sample inapplicable to the tubes, the bottles, the tube racks, the micro-plates or
tube/bottle caps, etc. Using such a sample could deteriorate them.
Maximum rotor speed depends on the buckets, assemblies, tubes or adapters to be used.
2. Do not exceed the allowable imbalance.
3. Use the rotor tubes and bottles within their actual capacities.

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4. Mount the rotor onto the drive shaft gently and properly. Do not drop the rotor or apply excessive
force to the drive shaft to avoid damage to the drive shaft. Please see the picture and video!
5. Clean the inside of the drive hole (crown hole ) of the rotor and surface of the drive shaft (crown)
of the centrifuge once a month.
6. If dew drops are in the rotor chamber, drain the chamber through the drain hose to prevent the
sample to get mixed up with them or prevent them from leaking into the drive unit. Be sure to
recap the drain hose after drainage.
7. Do not pour any solution such as water, detergent and disinfectant directly into the rotor chamber.
Otherwise, the bearings of the drive unit may be corroded or deteriorated.
8. Before relocating the centrifuge, remove the rotor from the rotor chamber to avoid damaging to
the drive shaft.
9. Always keep the liquid crystal panel in a visible position while the POWER switch is turned on
so that you can check the current operating state (running or stopping).

“NOTE” indicates a note which has no direct bearing on personal safety.

Safety During Installation and/or Maintenance

WARNING:
1. Level he centrifuge by using the four level adjusters and secure them completely. Improper
securing can cause significant movement of the centrifuge in the event of rotor disengagement.
2. When servicing the centrifuge, be sure to turn off the POWER switch, turn off the distribution
board of your centrifuge room, and then wait for at least three minutes before removing covers or
tables from the centrifuge to avoid electrical shock hazards.
3. It is your responsibility to sterilize or decontaminate the centrifuge, rotor or the accessory properly
before returning to manufacturer authorized sales/service representative. In such cases, copy the
decontamination sheet at the end of this manual and fill out the copied sheet, then attach it to the item
to be returned.
Distributor may ask you about the treatment for the centrifuge, rotor or the part if the
decontamination is checked and judged as insufficient by manufacturer. It is your responsibility to
bear the cost of sterilization or decontamination.
Note that the engineer cannot repair or inspect the centrifuge, the rotor or the accessory unless
sterilization or decontamination is completed.

CAUTION:
Avoid a place exposed to ultraviolet rays for operation or storage of the centrifuge. Otherwise, the
covers can be discolored and the coating can be peeled off easily. If installation in such place is
unavoidable, cover the centrifuge with a cloth after operation to protect from ultraviolet rays.

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1.1 Rotor Chamber
CAUTION: Do not pour any solution such as water, detergent and disinfectant directly into the rotor
chamber. Otherwise, the bearings of the drive unit may be corroded or deteriorated.
(1) If the rotor chamber is found not dry, wipe moisture from the chamber with a cloth or sponge to
cool the rotor efficiently. Drain condensed water from the chamber by using the drain hose.
(2) If the rotor chamber is found dirty, wipe the chamber with a cloth or sponge dampened with a
diluted solution of neutral detergent.
(3) Turn off the centrifuge power and keep the door opened to dry the chamber after operation.

1-2 Drive Shaft ( Crown )

CAUTION: Clean the inside of the drive hole ( crown hole ) of the rotor and the surface of the drive
shaft ( crown ) of the centrifuge once a month. If the drive hole or the drive shaft is stained or any
foreign matter is adhered, the rotor may be improperly installed and come off during operation.

This part is very important because the rotor is mounted on it and the crown transmits driving force
to the rotor. Before mounting a rotor, wipe the outer surface of the crown with a soft cloth dampened
with water sufficiently.

1-3 Cabinet
Always keep the table and the cabinet of the centrifuge clean, to prevent dust and other materials
from falling into the rotor chamber. Wipe the table and the cabinet with a cloth or sponge dampened
with a diluted solution of neutral detergent. If any solution that is toxic, radioactive, or pathogenic is
spilt inside or outside the centrifuge, take necessary action according to your proper laboratory
procedures and methods.

1-4 Rotor
(1) To prevent corrosion, take out the rotor from the rotor chamber after operation and remove the
rotor cover to dry the tube holes.
(2) If any sample is spilt inside the rotor, wash and dry the rotor well, then apply silicone grease
lightly to the rotor.
(3) Regularly apply lubricant grease to the thread portion of the rotor.

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 II. Electrical Safety

WARNING:
Your centrifuge must be grounded properly to avoid electrical shock hazards. And this centrifuge is
220Voltage 5A.

CAUTION:
Do not place containers holding liquid in the rotor chamber or on or near the instrument. If they spill,
liquid may get into the instrument and damage electrical components.

2.1 Safety against Risk of Fire

WARNING:
This instrument is not designed for use with materials capable of developing flammable or explosive
vapors. Do not centrifuge such materials in this instrument nor handle or store them near the
instrument.

2.2 Chemical and Biological Safety

WARNING:
1.Make sure to prepare necessary safety measures before using samples that are toxic or radioactive
samples or pathogenic or infectious blood samples at your own responsibility.
2. If the centrifuge, rotor or the accessory is contaminated by toxic or radioactive samples or
pathogenic or infectious blood samples, be sure to decontaminate it according to good laboratory
procedures and methods.
3. If there is a fear that the centrifuge, rotor or the accessory is contaminated by toxic or radioactive
samples or pathogenic or infectious blood samples that impair human health, it is your responsibility
to sterilize or decontaminate the centrifuge, rotor or the accessory properly.

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 III. SUMMARY
Tabletop high speed micro refrigerated centrifuge. Ideal for Medical, Life Sciences, and Agricultural
Sciences fields and so on. This machine can match different rotor types and many kinds of volumes,
which support kinds of Laboratory tests and Small batch preparation requirements. Its Max speed is
16000r/min, Max. RCF is 19040×g, Max.volume 10×5ml. This centrifuge has fast cooling down
function, and use brush-less frequent motor drive, microprocessor control system, soft control touch
panel, digital display run parameters, adjustable acceleration & deceleration, and auto-electric lid
interlock with alarm for a combined safe protection system. We assure you of “stable function, Quiet
noise, Simple operation, Convenient using “!

3.1 Main specification and technical parameters:

Max. Speed 16000 r/min
Max. Volume 10×5ml
Max. RCF 19040×g
Temperature range -20℃ ~ 40℃
Timer 1~99h 59min
Temperature Accuracy ±1℃
Speed Accuracy ±50 r/min
Noise ≤ 60dB(A)
Power supply 220V ~ 50Hz 5A
Dimension 485mm×485mm×275mm

3.2 Available rotors:

Speed Volume RCF
Rotor No. Rotor type
(rpm) (ml) (×g)
No31001 Angle rotor 16000 40×0.2ml 19040
No31002 Angle rotor 16000 24×0.5ml 18480
No31003 Angle rotor 16000 12×1.5/2ml 17940
No31004 Angle rotor 16000 10×5ml 17800
No31008 Angle rotor 14000 24×1.5/2ml 17950

3.3 Unpacking:
Please check whether there are serious damages on the package as soon as you received the
centrifuge, if so, please contact us directly, if not, please unpacking the package, take out the
instruction manual, checking the components and accessories according the packing list in the
instruction manual. If you found something missing, please tell us.

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3.4 Installation:
The centrifuge should be installed on a stable working table, let its four rubber feet touch the even
surface of the table. And then insert one head of the power plug into the socket which mounted on
the rear of the centrifuge. Insert another head of the plug into the power supply socket. (Attention:
the power supply socket must be connected with the earth in case of electric shocks).

3.5 Operation:
 Checking whether the round nut in the rotor is loose, if so, fasten them.
 Prepare the tubes; put the test liquids into the tubes, checking whether they are in the same
level with your eyes.
 Load tubes on the tube rack symmetrically; otherwise it will be resulted in severe vibration
in the process of centrifugal. And the volume of sample you need add shouldn’t be beyond
the 75% of total tube volume.
 Close the lid, make sure it is locked
 Set parameters
The time and speed will be showing on the panel, switches and buttons as the following figure:

Figure legend:
①Program selection ②Timer/Speed/RCF Conversion key ③Up button ④Down button
⑤Stop/Open button ⑥Working indicator ⑦Stop indicator ⑧Start button
⑨LCD display window

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3.6 The contents of the display window are as Picture2 shown

1) Speed area 2) Time area 3) Temperature area

a. For Speed area, it can shows speed, RCF, Rotor No. & Program No.
b. For Time area, it can shows Time and Error codes
PS: the meaning of Error codes as the below form3 shown:

Form 3
Top lid Machine Generate Adjust
Motor Temperature
Fault (not close can’t receive fault Over-speed
(fault) transmitter
well ) stop error
code E-1 E-2 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8

c. For Temperature area, it also shows 2 contents, Temperature and Brake system respectively.

3.7 The function of total 6 buttons

a）P/R button there are 10 kinds of programs for selection, including A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I, J1-J2-J3,
what is more, J1-J2-J3 are gradient separating programs.
b) SET button you can switch the Speed, RCF, Rotor No., Time, Temperature & Brake levels
freely by this button.
c） button and button
Touch button not stop，the number will continuously increase，Click button， the number
will increase bit -by -bit；
Touch button, not stop， the number will continuously reduce，Click button， the number
will reduce bit-by-bit.
d) START button ， if press it, the green indicator light will be brighten on it ， the machine start
working，and timer window counts down.
e） STOP/OPEN button, if the centrifuge is in running, you press this button, the red indicator light
will be brighten,and the instrument will start to down until stop completely. If the centrifuge is in
stop status, you press this button, the top lid will be open.

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 Start the centrifuge
Pres the start button, the start indicator will be brighten, the centrifuge starts to work, the speed
window will show the speed; the time window begin to count down, the speed will be up to what you
pre-selected within 1-2minutes. Press the SET button again in the process of operation, the speed
window will show the current RCF., 10 seconds later, it will return to show the speed.

 Stop the centrifuge

When the time window count down to 0 ( or press the stop button ), stop indicator will be brighten,
the speed will be down to 0, then the centrifuge will stop running.

 Open the lid

Take out the tubes, centrifugal finished.
 Power off
Press the down side of the switch button, now the panel is cut off, but the whole machine is not
power off, if you stop using the machine, you should take out the plug from the power supply socket.

 Trouble shooting
1. Press the up side of the switch button, the centrifuge doesn’t work, please check the fuse in the
socket mounted on the rear of the centrifuge, if it is damaged, please replace it with the 5A fuse.
If not, then check the switch, if the above two places is in good condition, please contact us.
2. Make sure never ask the non-professional person to solve the electronic board problem.

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 IV. Warranty Policy

1. We have one –year warranty on our all products。

2. After the machine fixed, our professional technician will file it and keep track of the usage of
the machine.
3. We will pay attention to the feedback of the customers within 24 hours.
4. We won’t charge customers any money for repairing the machine in one-year warranty time.
5. We only charge for the accessories on repairing the machine beyond the one-year warranty
time.
6. We have technician training class twice a year, training the technician for our distributor.

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